Thevitaminindustryisworthmorethan£400millionayearintheUKalone,butwhatarethesepillsactuallydoingforpeople’shealth?
Dr Giles Yeo aimstofindout,exploringifvitaminandmineralsupplementsarewhattheyappeartobeandputtingpeople’sdietstothetesttofindoutiftheyreallyneedthesesupplements.ThosehemeetsincludeascientistinCopenhagen,whosegroundbreakingresearchintoantioxidantsindicatestheymaynothavetheextraordinaryhealth-enhancingpropertiesthatpeoplebelieve,andanutritionscientistfromtheUniversityofGreenwich,whotellsGilesthatonaveragemostpeopleintheUKaremeetingtheirvitaminrequirementsthoroughtheirdiet.